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P0466100 (pōst)n.1. A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.2. A similar vertical support or structure, as:a. A support for a beam in the framework of a building.b. A terminal of a battery.3. Sports A goal post.4. The starting point at a racetrack.5. The slender barlike part of a stud earring that passes through the ear and is secured at the back with a small cap or clip.6. An electronic message sent to and displayed on an online forum: ignored several inflammatory posts.tr.v. post·ed, post·ing, posts 1. a. To display (an announcement) in a place of public view.b. To cover (a wall, for example) with posters.2. To announce by or as if by posters: post banns.3. Computers To make (an electronic message) available by sending it to an online forum: posted a response to a question about car engines.4. To put up signs on (property) warning against trespassing.5. To denounce publicly: post a man as a thief.6. To publish (a name) on a list.7. Games To gain (points or a point) in a game or contest; score.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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P0466100 (pōst)n.1. a. A military base.b. The grounds and buildings of a military base.2. A local organization of military veterans.3. Either of two bugle calls in the British Army, sounded in the evening as a signal to retire to quarters.4. An assigned position or station, as of a guard or sentry.5. Basketball A position usually taken by the center close to the basket or below the foul line, serving as the focus of the team's offense.6. A position of employment, especially an appointed public office.7. A place to which someone is assigned for duty.8. A trading post.tr.v. post·ed, post·ing, posts 1. To assign to a specific position or station: post a sentry at the gate.2. To appoint to a naval or military command.3. To put forward; present: post bail.Phrasal Verb: post up Basketball To take a position below the foul line, usually with one's back to the basket to receive and make passes or to turn quickly to shoot.
[French poste, from Italian posto, from Old Italian, from Vulgar Latin *postum, from Latin positum, neuter past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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P0466100 (pōst)n.1. Chiefly British a. A postal system.b. A post office.c. A delivery or amount of mail: waiting for the morning's post to arrive.2. Obsolete a. One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.b. A rider on such a mail route; a courier.v. post·ed, post·ing, posts v.tr.1. Chiefly British To mail (a letter or package).2. Archaic To send by mail in a system of relays on horseback.3. To inform of the latest news: Keep us posted.4. a. To transfer (an item) to a ledger in bookkeeping.b. To make the necessary entries in (a ledger).5. Computers To enter (a unit of information) on a record or into a section of storage.v.intr.1. Archaic a. To travel in stages or relays.b. To travel with speed or in haste.2. To bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait.adv. Archaic 1. With great speed; rapidly.2. By post horse.
[French poste, from Old French, relay station for horses, from Old Italian posta, from Vulgar Latin *posta, station, from Latin posita, feminine past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈpəʊstɪd) adjto keep giving someone the latest information about a situation that they are interested in
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Adj.1.posted - publicly announced; "the posted speed limit"
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